The Education University of Hong Kong

The Art of Teaching is the Art of

ASSISTING DISCOVERY

Department of

Cultural and Creative Arts

The Art of Teaching is the Art of

ASSISTING DISCOVERY
Music is life and, like it,

INEXTINGUISHABLE

The Art of Teaching is the Art of

ASSISTING DISCOVERY

Music is life and, like it,

INEXTINGUISHABLE
Creativity takes

COURAGE

Music is life and, like it,

INEXTINGUISHABLE

Creativity takes

COURAGE
Where words leave off

MUSIC BEGINS

Creativity takes

COURAGE

Where words leave off

MUSIC BEGINS
Department of

Cultural and Creative Arts

Where words leave off

MUSIC BEGINS

Department of

Cultural and Creative Arts
I dream my paint and

I PAINT MY DREAM

I dream my paint and

I PAINT MY DREAM

I dream my paint and

I PAINT MY DREAM
Music can

CHANGE THE WORLD

Music can

CHANGE THE WORLD

Music can

CHANGE THE WORLD
You can't use up creativity. The more you use

THE MORE YOU HAVE

You can't use up creativity. The more you use

THE MORE YOU HAVE

You can't use up creativity. The more you use

THE MORE YOU HAVE
Imagination creates

REALITY

Imagination creates

REALITY

Imagination creates

REALITY

Message from the Department Head

Message from the Department Head

Welcome to the Department of Cultural and Creative Arts (CCA). CCA is dedicated to becoming a premier arts education provider, and seeks to create an impact not only in Hong Kong and the Asia-Pacific region, but also globally.

CCA is a vibrant and inspiring place to strive for academic and artistic excellence in Music and the Visual Arts. Offering a wide spectrum of programmes, CCA is committed to nurturing skilled, knowledgeable and caring graduates who can take up transformative roles as innovative educators, enterprising community-based arts practitioners, creative thinkers, and cultural leaders in the 21st Century. Our colleagues, whose research interests and achievements span the fine arts, art history, cultural studies, improvisation, performance, creativity, education policy, pedagogy and teacher development, are energetic and passionate about working on innovative and cutting-edge projects.

The Department has a strong desire to link with the local, regional and international community. We take pride in our Music Skills Enhancement Scheme (MUSES), Community Engagement & Outreach Academy of Creative Arts (CEO), and Visual Arts Education and Community Development Project (VAECD) initiatives. At the same time, we are privileged to host a number of performing groups, including Chorus, Jazz, Handbell and Electronic Ensembles, an Orchestra and a Symphonic Band. In addition, we constantly seek to integrate the creative arts with technology, such as through the establishment of the Music Innovation and Design Lab (musid.lab), 3-D, and laser-cut facilities, in the process enabling us to investigate and embrace new possibilities.

You are welcome to explore our website to know more about our people, programmes, research areas and activities. Please join us and help make a difference together.

Dr Matsunobu Koji

Acting Head of Department, Department of Cultural & Creative Arts

Vision & Mission

Vision

The Department is committed to:

adopt a contemporary functional approach in our curriculum design which integrates the traditional and the contemporary with the broadest spectrum of creative arts practices relevant to the 21st Century;
enhance the learning of creative arts through emphasis on experiential and praxial approaches to provide students with invaluable hands-on experiences essential to success in contemporary society;
provide a collaborative learning and research environment in creative arts, especially to encourage synergy between Music and Visual Arts;
integrate the learning of creative arts with technologies, and equip our students with sound knowledge and skills to keep up with the continuous educational and professional technological advancements in the diverse practices of creative arts;
nurture whole-person-development of our students through cultivation of key generic attributes integrated with curriculum to become an ethical, professional and responsible member of 21st Century society; and
enhance our research capacity in creating an ecology in teaching, research and knowledge transfer in music education, visual arts education and artistic practices in creative arts with applied research that creates inspiring and innovative knowledge with strong academic, professional, social impacts on education and the wider community.

Mission

The Department aims to be one of the premier arts education providers in the region and is committed to sustain a creative and dynamic learning environment in Music and Visual Arts that promotes and supports high standards of professionalism in teaching, learning, research and knowledge transfer. It aims to nurture skilled, knowledgeable and caring graduates and empower them to achieve academic and artistic excellence in transformative roles as innovative educators, enterprising community-based arts practitioners, creative thinkers and cultural leaders in the 21st Century.

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